Elisabeth Tamm known in the parliament as Tamm i Fogelstad (30 June 1880 on the manor Fogelstad in Julita, Södermanlands län - 23 September 1958) was a Swedish Politician (liberal

Liberalism

Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...

) and feminist.

She was the daughter of the Parliamentarian August Tamm and Baroness Emma Åkerhielm af Margrethelund and the owner of
Fogelstad Manor. She was the chairman of the Communal Council of Julita and a member of the board of directors of the city council in 1919-1930. She was the chairman of Frisinnade kvinnors riksförbund of Södermanland

Södermanland

', sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergötland, Närke, Västmanland and Uppland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea.In Swedish, the province name is...

 in 1922-1931.

In 1921, she became one of the five first women to be elected to the Swedish Parliament after women suffrage alongside Nelly Thüring (Social Democrat), Agda Östlund

Agda Östlund

Agda Östlund , was a Swedish seamstress and Politician of the Social Democrats. She belonged to the first women to have been elected to the Swedish parliament....

 (Social Democrat) and Bertha Wellin

Bertha Wellin

Bertha Wellin , was a Swedish Politician and nurse. She belonged to the first women to have been elected in to the Swedish parliament....

 (Conservative) in the Lower chamber, and Kerstin Hesselgren

Kerstin Hesselgren

Kerstin Hesselgren was a Swedish politician.Kerstin Hesselgren became the first woman to be elected in to the Swedish parliament after the female suffrage in 1921. She was elected by suggestion of the Liberals with support from the Social democrats.- Biography :Hesselgren was born at Torsåker,...

 in the Upper chamber. She focused on feminist issues, such as equal salaries for women and the access to all official professions for both sexes.

Tamm wrote for the feminist papers Tidevarvet and Vi kvinnor and initiated the Kvinnliga Medborgarskolan (The School for Women Citizens) on her estate Fogelstad in 1925, where she served as chairman. She was also active within ecology and wrote the book Fred med jorden (Peace on Earth) with Elin Wägner

Elin Wägner

Elin Matilda Elisabet Wägner was a Swedish writer, journalist, feminist, teacher, ecologist and pacifist. She was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1944.- Biography :...

in 1940.